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Catch the Falling Sky
Part VII
I
Quil and Embry approve of Olivia. She is at bonfires, comes over to Quil's place to watch a movie with the guys.
But their secret is always lingering between them, keeping them from really accepting her. She can not know. There is no reason to. It is not safe.
Everyone loves the girl who finally makes Jacob smile again. Only Billy seems to eye her with concern and suspicion.
He does not understand why his father reacts like this. The secret is safe. Although he is aware that she knows he is hiding something.
Something greater than a broken heart.
II
There are no commitments, no promises. Just kisses, heat, smiles and touches. It is easy. Light. The way it should always be.
Everything about Olivia is so soft, except the shell she seems to wrap around herself. He tries to kiss past it, kiss her free, trail every ridge with his fingertips.
She does not let him in, though, and he knows he has no right to demand anything. She should not give him more than he can give her.
So, he captures her lips with his as often as he can, filling every void in his life with her.
III
He overhears Charlie telling Billy about the cancelled wedding, clutching Olivia's hand a little too tightly as he rushes them past the living room door into his room.
Pushing her roughly against his closed door, his lips descend down her neck like flames, gripping her hands so tightly she starts squirming beneath him.
His grip loosens, and he looks away in shame.
"It's her, isn't it? The girl who isn't getting married?"
He nods, feeling her arms wrap around his stomach.
"Are you going to try and win her back?"
"Never had her," he murmurs.
"She's not getting married, though."